Maurice Bénichou (23 January 1943 in Tlemcen, French Algeria – 14 June 2019) was a French actor. His best known roles include three collaborations with director Michael Haneke (Code inconnu, Le Temps du Loup, and Caché), and a part in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie. He has also played in Peter Brook's 1989 film version of The Mahabharata.
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Known For
Amélie
(2001)
Dominique Bretodeau
Caché
(2005)
Majid
Pardon Mon Affaire
(1976)
Gonthier
I... For Icarus
(1979)
Robert Sanio, l'homme à la caméra
The Rabbi's Cat
(2011)
The Rabbi (voice)
Paris
(2008)
Le Psy
Code Unknown
(2000)
The Old Arab
The Patriots
(1994)
Yuri
Every Jack Has a Jill
(2009)
le Réceptionniste de l'Hôtel Favard
Full Filmography
Acting
Paris Does Not Exist
(1969)
The French Calvinists
(1972)
Marriage a la Mode
(1973)
Leporello
Little Marcel
(1976)
Garcia
Pardon Mon Affaire
(1976)
Gonthier
The Question
(1977)
Vincent
Sale rêveur
(1978)
Taupin
Roads to the South
(1978)
García
I... For Icarus
(1979)
Robert Sanio, l'homme à la caméra
Instinct de femme
(1981)
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ?
(1982)
Albert
La Cerisaie
(1982)
Yacha
Cross My Heart
(1991)
The neighbour
Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents
(1993)
Bernard
The Little Apocalypse
(1993)
Arnold
À la Mode
(1993)
Lucien
The Patriots
(1994)
Yuri
Mordbüro
(1997)
Léo Stoychev
Man Is a Woman
(1998)
Rosalie's father
Adventures of Félix
(2000)
Fisherman
Quand on sera grand
(2000)
Code Unknown
(2000)
The Old Arab
Amélie
(2001)
Dominique Bretodeau
Candidature
(2001)
Special Delivery
(2002)
Antoine
Time of the Wolf
(2003)
M. Azoulay
Loser Takes All!
(2004)
Vaudier
Caché
(2005)
Majid
The Passenger
(2005)
Joseph
The Candidate
(2007)
maxime
Boxes
(2007)
Max
Les Toits de Paris
(2007)
Amar
The Great Alibi
(2008)
Commandant Grange
Paris
(2008)
Le Psy
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
(2008)
L'agent d'Alex Fayard
Off and Running
(2008)
Serge
Every Jack Has a Jill
(2009)
le Réceptionniste de l'Hôtel Favard
Great life
(2009)
Kowalski
La Tueuse
(2010)
Tarnowski
Omar Killed Me
(2011)
Maître Vergès
The Rabbi's Cat
(2011)
The Rabbi (voice)
Au cas où je n'aurais pas la palme d'or
(2011)
Le rabbin / Maurice Bénichou
Comment je me suis réveillé
(2011)
If You Die, I'll Kill You
(2011)
L'employé de la morgue
Directing